Banana cake recipe

 Ingredients

140g butter, softened, and additional for the tin

140g castor sugar

2 giant eggs, beaten

140g self-rising flour

1 tsp leavening

2 terribly ripe bananas, mashed

50g powdered sugar

handful dried banana chips, for adornment

Method

STEP 1

Heat kitchen appliance to 180C/160C fan/gas four.

STEP 2

Butter a 2lb loaf tin and line the bottom and sides with baking parchment.

STEP 3

Cream 140g softened butter and 140g castor sugar till lightweight and soft, then slowly add two overwhelmed giant eggs with a touch of the 140g flour.

STEP 4

Fold within the remaining flour, one tsp leavening and a pair of mashed bananas.

STEP 5

Pour the mixture into the ready tin and bake for concerning fifty minutes, or till grilled through. Check the loaf at 5-min intervals from around 30-40 minutes within the kitchen appliance by testing it with a skewer (it ought to be ready to be inserted and removed cleanly), because the time could vary looking on the form of your loaf tin.

STEP 6

Cool within the tin for ten minutes, then take away to a wire rack.

STEP 7

Mix 50g powdered sugar with 2-3 tsp water to create a liquid icing.

STEP 8

Drizzle the icing across the highest of the cake and enhance with a couple of banana chips.Nutrition: per slice (10)

Highlight Nutrient Unit

kcal

268

fat

13g

saturates

8g

carbs

34g

sugars

24g

fibre

1g

protein

3g

low in

salt

0.5gCuts into 8-10 slices

A cross between quick bread and a drizzle cake, this simple banana loaf formula may be a fast bake which will be frozen. It's nice for depletion ripe bananas, too.